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Those pesky spokespeople. Microsoft should fire them all, they're damaging the already damaged Microsoft image. Just take a look at this statement: "There are
by frontsideair 14y ago
Those pesky spokespeople. Microsoft should fire them all, they're damaging the already damaged Microsoft image. Just take a look at this statement:
"There are similar capabilities available in other browsers. Analytics firms can expect to do viewpoint detection in IE similarly to how they do this in other browsers."
Aren't they just throwing their hands up in defense and telling us "We're not the only ones! Everyone else is doing it too!" That's slimy.
- to3m 14y agoI'm sure most spokespeople are fine. This one is not. The same information could have been much better presented. A skilled spokesperson could have performed just as much arse-covering and justification, and just as little apology, without coming across like such a petulant whinger ;) Really, it sounds more like something one might write on an internal mailing list than a message intended for general consumption. Rolling your eyes about seemingly overblown theoretical worries is fine, but one should be a bit more contrite in public.
- abcd_f 14y ago> damaged Microsoft image I think you are stuck in the past. Microsoft has dramatically improved the security of their system. I've been using Windows as my primary OS since 3.11 days, and I hated Microsoft guts for cutting corners and shipping crap. Not anymore. They really pulled their act together in last couple of years. From Windows Updates, to mitigation tools like EMET, to much improved MSDN documentation - I really can't be believe that I'm saying this - they did a great job. So please if you feel like bashing M$, there's a dedicated website for that... it's called Slashdot :)
- omgtehlion 14y ago> dramatically improved the security of their system yes they did, but their perceived image is still badly damaged